Comparative antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of several biflavonoids

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-180

  Weniger, B ^a   Vonthron Senecheau C ^a   Kaiser, M ^b   Brun, R ^b   Anton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial activity; Antitrypanosomal activity; Biflavonoids; Leishmanicidal activity; Selectivity index

Indexed keywords

AMENTOFLAVONE; BIFLAVONOID; CHLOROQUINE; CUPRESSUFLAVONE; GINKGETIN; ISOGINKGETIN; LANAROFLAVONE; SCIADOPITYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; BIFLAVONOIDS; CELLS, CULTURED; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MUSCLE CELLS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RATS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 31044444243     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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